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LOT 0792
Roman Glass Bead Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (22 grams total, 14-16.5 mm).
Comprising mosaic and other types, annular and spherical profiles. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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